turn tail

逃跑, 躲开

例句与用法：

As soon as they saw us coming they turned tail and ran.

他们一看见我们来了，掉头就跑。

But that's no reason to turn tail and run whenever Khomeini shouts Yankee, Go home!

但这并不构成每当霍梅尼大叫“老美，滚回去！”时掉头就跑的理由。

逃跑

Badly damaged, the enemy ship turned tail hurriedly.

敌舰严重受创，落荒而逃。

turn tail

词义辨析：

同义参见:

back

turn tail1.■逃走，逃跑，掉转屁股跑掉

turn tail

动词 turn tail:

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

同义词：scat, run, scarper, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

turn tail